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Shibah

שִׁבְעָהStrong’s H7656

shivah (shiv-ah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Shivah is the Hebrew word usually translated “shibah”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.”
Genesis 26:33 KJV
Meaning
  1. Shebah = "an oath"
How it's translated
  • shibah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    שִׁבְעָה shivah · Shibah

    Shebah = "an oath" the well named by Isaac and near Beersheba Another name of be.er she.va (בְּאֵר שֶׁ֫בַע "Beersheba" H0884)

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.